Brief Biography

Dr Jnifene received his PhD from the University of Ottawa in 1996 in the area of robotic and control systems. The main topic of Dr Jnifene's PhD thesis is on the dynamics and control of robot manipulators with flexible. The main contribution of this work was on the use of Time Delay Control (TDC) for active vibration control. Dr Jnifene's current research includes Dynamics and Control of Flexible Structures, Collaborative Multi-Robot Systems, Adaptive Structure, Intelligent Control, Biologically Inspired Robotics Systems, and Path Planning and Formation Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Dr Jnifene is a reviewer for several international journals and he is currently a member of the editorial board for the Canadian Transactions for Mechanical Engineering.

C. Cocaud, A. Jnifene, (2010), "Environment mapping using probabilistic quadtree for guidance and control of autonomous mobile robots," Proceedings of the International Conference on Autonomous and Intelligent Systems, AIS 2010, June 21-23, 2010, Povoa de Varzim, Portugal.

Y. Dong, A. Jnifene, (2006), "Vibration Control of a Single Flexible-Link Flexible-Joint (FLFJ) Manipulator Using Time Delay," Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2006), Ottawa, Canada, May 7 -10, 2006.

A. Jnifene, (1999), "Active Vibration Control of a Single Link Flexible Manipulator: An Experimental Investigation," Proceedings of the 16th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

A. Jnifene, (1999), "Non-collocated control of a Single Link Flexible Manipulator: An Experimental Investigation," Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Dynamics and Control of Structures in Space, Cranfield University, UK.

Technical Presentations

A. Jnifene, (2004), "Application of Smart Structures in Active Vibration Control and Bio-robotics," Department of Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, May 10, 2004.

A. Jnifene, (2003), "Active Vibration Control of a Flexible Beam Using Tools of Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks," Presented at the International Conference on Advanced Robotics, ICAR2003, Coimbra, Portugal, June 30-July 5, 2003.

D. Jehan (2008), "Effect of Sensor Placement on the Identification of Higher Modes in Flexible Structures," MASc. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, supervised

T. Davies (2007), "Path Planning and Trajectory Control of Collaborative Mobile Robots Using Hybrid Control Architecture," M.A.Sc. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, supervised.

Y. Dong (2005), "Dynamic Analysis and Position Control of a Single Flexible-Link Flexible-Joint Robot Manipulator Using Time Delay," M.A.Sc. Thesis, Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Department Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, supervised.

B. Alstrom (2002), "Development of an Airborne Torque Compensation System for the Advanced Systems Research Aircraft (ASRA) and the Griffon Helicopter", M.A.Sc. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, supervised.

M. Fricker (2002), "Adaptive Control and Vibration Suppression of a Flexible-link Manipulator Using Fuzzy Logic," M.A.Sc. Thesis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, co-supervised with Dr Tarbouchi.

W. Andrews (2001), "Active Vibration Control of Flexible Structures Using Tools of Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks," M.A.Sc. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, supervised.

P. Egner (1998), "Design, Implementation, and Testing of a Digital Control System for a Small Gas Turbine Engine," M.A.Sc. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, co-supervised with Dr Gauthier.